Curtain hanging fixture



March l2, 1940. N. MENUTOLE CURTAIN HANGING FIXTURE Filed May lO, 1939 Nla Patented Mar. 12, 194() PATENT OFFHCE CURTAIN HANGING FIXTURENicholas Menutole, Winthrop, Mass.

Application May 10, 1939, serial No. 272,801

3 Claims.

. My present invention relates to curtain fixtures, and moreparticularly to an improved curtain hanging fixture which provides avertical adjustment `of the curtain rods enabling the 5 housewife todemount and mount the assembled curtain and rodA `without climbing onladders, chairs or other articles in order to reach the high windowfixture over which the curtain rods are attached. l

The principalobject of my invention is an improved curtain hangingxture;

Another object is an improved curtain hanging xture which can be easilyraised or lowered from the floorfor the purpose ofattaching the Icurtain rod;

Still another object is an improved curtain hanging iixture whichprovides for adjustment in `a vertical plane for `the holes in theconventional iixture to which the curtain rods are at taches; I

A still further object is an improved curtain hanging fixture of theclass above described which when in place presents a smooth plainsurface and protected track which cannot be clogged with paint, varnishor the like, and

Other objects comprising the construction and operationof my improvedapparatus Will be apparent, as the descripton of the same progresses. Inthe drawing illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention,

Fig. l is a front elevation of the preferred embodiment of the device,the window finish at the top and bottom being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary cross-section taken on Fig. 3 is a modificationof the device shown in Fig'. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary cross-section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

40 Fig. 5 is fragmentary cross-section taken on the lines 5-5 of Fig.`1;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary cross-section taken on the` lines 6-6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 'I is a fragmentary crosssection of the lower end of the fixturewhen in a raised and locked position, as shown in Figs. l and 3, and

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detail lelevation of the upper portion of theapparatus and left-hand corner of the window showing a modication of thecurtain rod attachment.

In the cross-sections shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the fixture has beenlowered `part way down from the positions shown in Figs. l and 3 tobetter show the action of the apparatus.

IIJ indicates the header portion of the Window tion of the Window`finish strip II.

finish and I I the vertical side strip leading down from the header I0.

The preferred form shown in Fig. 1 comprises two flat tubular members l2and I3 both of which are open on a portion of one side, as shown inFigs. 2 and 5. The back member I3 is attached at Il to the header I0,and at I 5 to the loWerpor- It will be noted that the members I2 and I3are telescoped together in an opposite manner so that the open 10 ingsin the sides are covered by the solid side of the other member. In therelation shown in Figs. l and 2, the outer member I 3 presents a plainsolid surface when in place, as shown in Fg. 1.-` rlhe purpose of thisarrangement is toll prevent the members I2 and I3 from becoming stucktogether by paint or varnish when redecorating of a room is going on.Also by such an arrangement, the xtui'e may be painted or varnishedtogether with the woodwork without caus `20 ing any damage to thefixture. Of course when such decorating is done the fixture shouldalways be in the raised position shown in Fig. 1.

Adjacent the top of the outside member I2,

I have located a vertical slot IG in which the bolt 25 II may beadjusted to accommodate the curtain rod receiving member I8 which isprovided with the rod hooks I9. The bolt 20 is permanently fixed througha hole 20a provided in the member I2, The member I8 is a conventionalcurtain rod 30 fixture but the attachingv holes vary somewhat indifferent makes but With the elongated slot I6 in the upper portion ofthe outer member I2 all sizes are accommodated easily. Once thisadjustment is made the member I8 is solidly 35 xed to the outer memberI2.

When it is desired to lower the curtain, the outer member I2 is pulleddown by means of the knob 2l until the member I8 approximates theposition indicated in dot-and-dash lines at 40 the lower portion of Fig.l and the curtain rod is removed or mounted, as the case may be, on thehooks I9.

The member I2 is maintained in an upper position by means of theconcaved surface of the 45 back of the knob 2|` as indicated at` 22,which slips over the head of the screw 23 and which anchors the lowerportion of member I3 to the woodwork Il.

At Fig. `8, I have shown shown a modification of 50 the member I8, asindicated at 24. This is a flat plate which is provided with a hole 25and elongated slot 26 on its free end and which is adapted to adjustablyreceive other types of xtures. The member I8 may also be mounted on 55the extension member 24 if desired. Any other similar curtain rodreceiving member may be used if desired.

In my modicd form shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 6, the members l2 and I3 arereversed in their assembled form, as indicated at lZa and [3a. n thisrelation the member |211 becomes the iixed member attached to the headerl!) and finish strip Il and the slot Ia is placed in. the outer face ofthe sliding member i3d. A ixture like i8 is applied in the same mannerexcepting that a small spacing Washer or the like 2i is used to bringthe member i8 out over the curved edges of the member l2a. The sameextension member 2li may be substituted for the member i8 Withoutchange. The same knob 2l and concaved member 22 is also used Withoutchange.

The operation of this modified form is the same as in the preferred formexcepting thaty it will stick together if painted or varnished on itsouter surface Where the opening occurs in the member i211. In thepreferred form this portion of the fixture is hidden and it is nevernecessary to paint this portion, and no care is necessary when Working abrush in' back of it on the woodwork.

The drawing illustrating the telescoped members is somewhat exaggeratedas to the thickness of the material in interest of clarity of showing.Actually the metal is much thinner in proportion to the width of thetube, and dueto the reversed telescoped arrangement of the pieces, thestrength is very greatly increased such that it ve-ry nearly approachesthe rigidity of a perfect tube.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

l. A curtain hanging fixture comprising in combination, a pair ofiiattened tubular members ene telescoped Within the other and eachhaving Y a longitudinal gap extending from one end to the other, one ofsaid tubularmemlcers having a longitudinal slot and bolt hole adjacentthe upper end, a curtain rod receiving member attached to the upperportion and through said slot and bolt hole in said tubular member,means for attaching said other tubular member to the side of a Windowopening.

2. A curtain hanging fixture comprising in combination, a pair ofattened tubular members one teiescoped within the other and each havinga longitudinal gap extending from one end to the other, the said gaps ofsaid tubular members being positioned opposite to each other when saidtubular members are telescoped together, one of said tubular membershaving a vertical slot and bolt hole adjacent one end, extension meanslocated on each end of one of said tubular members and screws adapted tomount said fixture on the side finish of a Window, a concaved memberlocated on the inside of the lower portion of one of said tubularmembers, said concaved member being adapted to engage over the head ofone of said screws when said tubular members A are telescoped together.

3. A curtain hanging fixture comprising in combination, a pair offlattened tubular members one telescoped Within the other and eachhaving a longitudinal gap extending from one end to the other, the saidgaps of said tubular members being positioned opposite to each otherwhen said tubular members are telescoped together,`

